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What Is a Data Feed (and Why Does It Matter)?

A data feed is a structured, recurring delivery of insurance data sent directly to your system on a schedule you define — daily, weekly, or on-demand. Rather than logging into a portal and manually exporting information, your team receives the data automatically, ready to be ingested into your own databases, models, or applications.

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Carrie Haubensak Carrie Haubensak

Medicare Supplement Plan Distribution Trends

The Medicare supplement landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past decade. The 2025 data illustrates that the era of first dollar coverage is firmly in the rearview mirror and that Plan N has been gaining some steam.

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Carrie Haubensak Carrie Haubensak

Life Insurance Statistics, Data and Industry Trends

Life insurance provides many American families with an important financial safety net. The life insurance industry is large, and while it may seem stodgy, it is ever-evolving. Forbes looked at statistics that reveal the scope of this industry.

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Carrie Haubensak Carrie Haubensak

eHealth, Inc. Reports Results for the 1st Quarter 2026

CSG Actuarial has compiled key enrollment information on Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement from eHealth Inc.’s 1st Quarter 2026 Financial results. Medicare Advantage new approved members decreased by 23.3% and Medicare Supplement new approved members decreased by 2.1% over the same quarter last year.

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Hospital Indemnity Growth

Loss ratios vary widely by individual carrier. But historically they have been steady for the market, averaging in the low- to mid-40s before 2020, and at or below 40% since then.

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Carrie Haubensak Carrie Haubensak

What We Know So Far About 2026 ACA Marketplace Enrollment, Premiums, and Deductibles

The analysis draws on data from CMS and state-based Marketplace, Open Enrollment reports, as well as KFF survey data and individual market enrollment estimates from Wakely Consulting Group, to examine early indicators of how the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits has affected effectuated enrollment levels (i.e., enrollment among people who have paid their premiums), plan selections, and out-of-pocket costs in 2026.

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